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I have still never heard an explanation of how my bags end up in the Anacostia River.

I reuse each plastic bag as a trash bag in the bathrooms, then place these now-filled bags inside a large kitchen trash bag, which is sealed via a twist tie or some other device. I then put the larger kitchen bag in the city trash can, where it is picked up by a city trash truck.

Where in this process does my bag enter the Anacostia River? It doesn't, unless of course the city or its contracotors are dumping trash in the river.

Thus, even though there is not a chance that a single bag I have ever used has ever found its way into the Anacostia River (at least not due to my fault or actions), I now must pay a bag fee, the purpose of which is to prevent me from using bags, which don't end up in the river, in an attempt to keep these bags out of the river.

Great public policy.

by toter on Dec 30, 2009 6:11 pm • link • report